racing car

noun

US
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing

Examples of racing car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And that will create less weight in the car, which is a fundamental shift in how a racing car behaves and develops. Rob Reddick, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024 In 2022, Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot will produce a live-action motion picture featuring the iconic and timeless toy racing car. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2024 Andrew Hone/Getty Images for Red Bull In Formula 1, the car isn't quite everything, but ultimately, how well the team's designers did their job creating a racing car is a more important factor in a team's success on track than how good their drivers are. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2024 Purpose-built for this series is the new Pioneer 25, a speedy racing car powered entirely by hydrogen. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 June 2024 Behind the wheel of a $3 million car The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024 View Photos Ferrari has unveiled a more extreme edition of its SF90 supercar—the SF90 XX—intended to blur the lines between a racing car and a grand tourer. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 29 June 2023 Go and help somebody build a racing car, or restore a car. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023 The focus was then on reducing drag, and the 904 had a drag coefficient of 0.33—not bad for a racing car, even for those of us now inured to EVs with Cds in the 0.2 range. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023

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“Racing car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing%20car. Accessed 29 Oct. 2024.

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